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West Asia
Innocent Smile Of Syrian Refugee Girl Makes People Sad
Syrian girl, Sana Mustafa, 5, who fled her home in Anadan with her family due to fighting between the rebels and the Syrian army, talks with her brother Riyyad, in a school where she and her family took refuge, in Kafar Hamra, on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Aug.…
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Syrians With Assad’s Picture Cheer Their Soccer Team In India
Syrians hold photographs of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and cheer their team during an India vs Syria soccer match at the Nehru Cup International Football tournament, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. India won 2-1. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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A Syrian Refugee Stamps Picture Of Assad
A Syrian man, who fled his home in Anadan due to fighting between the rebels and the Syrian army, steps on a poster showing Syrian President Bashar Assad, in a school where he and his family took refuge, in Kafar Hamra, on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Aug. 22,…
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Donkey Riding At Biblical Reenactment Park In Israel
American tourist Ella uses an iPad while riding a Wi-Fi-outfitted donkey lead by her brother Aaron, in Kfar Kedem, a biblical reenactment park in the village of Hoshaya in the Galilee, northern Israel, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. Visitors riding donkeys through the Old Testament landscape can now also surf the…
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Opposing Islam Groups Clash In Lebanon Over Syria
Muslim militants prepare to fight against the other group of Muslims in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, Aug. 21, 2012. <Xinhua=Umar> Black smoke rises from a burned shop that was attacked during a clashes that erupted between supporters and opponents of the Syrian regime, in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon,…
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Syrian Gov’t Air Strikes Destroy Civilian Homes, Buildings
Syrians look for the bodies two girls thought to be under the rubble of a building hit by a Syrian government airstrike in Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012 Syrians salvage what they can of their belongings from a building that was hit during a Syrian government airstrike in Aleppo,…
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Children Can Be Cheerful Even At Refugee Camp
MAFRAQ — Syrian refugee children play at Zaatari Syrian refugee camp in northern Jordandian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria, on Aug. 19, 2012. Around 3,000 Syrians take shelters in the desert Zaatari refugee camp that was opened last month to alleviate the humanitarian crisis. <Xinhua=Mohammad Abu Ghosh>…
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Kuwait: Travel agencies report hike in reservations after slump
Major News of <Kuwait Times>: Travel agencies report hike in reservations after slump A number of representatives of and workers at travel agencies reported “heavy booking action” for the Eid holidays after the slump during the holy month of Ramadan as Kuwaitis prefer to spend the fasting season at home…
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Lebanon: Fear grips Lebanon after clan warning
Major News of <Gulf News>: Fear grips Lebanon after clan warning A powerful Shiite Muslim clan in Lebanon, Al Meqdad, on Thursday claimed to have abducted more Syrian nationals and vowed further kidnappings in retaliation for the seizure of a family member by rebels in Syria this week, as Syria’s…
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Syria: Ex-Syrian PM, Assad Government ‘Enemy of God’
Major News in <Ammon News>: Ex-Syrian PM, Assad Government ‘Enemy of God’ Former Syrian prime minister Riad Hijab appeared publicly Tuesday for the first time since his defection, calling President Bashar al-Assad’s government an “enemy of God” and saying it is collapsing. In a news conference in Amman, Hijab…
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